A toddler is recovering in hospital after tumbling from a bedroom window left open in the unusually warm weather.
The 18-month-old boy awoke from his cot and managed to clamber out before falling from the first floor bedroom onto the street.
Police have place a cordon around the address in the Richmond Hill area of Leeds, West Yorkshire.
The youngster climbed onto his parents bed and then over the headboard and toppled out of the unlocked window.
Mum Mikaela Chubb has been at her son’s hospital bedside from last night and all day today - Mother’s Day.
Mikaela said: ”Its so hard being a parent sometimes. His dad always checks the window is locked but this one time he didn't. That's what makes this an accident.
“The child was asleep in his bed. He woke up and climbed onto our bed, then over the headboard onto the windowsill.
“This is an ongoing game/issue and we could never have imagined this happening.
“The window is locked 99% of the time but due to the sunny weather the room was aired out before baby’s nap.
"The lock clicked, leading us to believe it was locked. Apparently this one time it was not.
“This was really just a freak accident.. we’re just trying to be here for our boy and get him through this.
“We know we have a lot to deal with in terms of police questions, we've already spoke to them. So we are definitely feeling like it is our fault.
“Mother's guilt is eating me alive right now and his dad! I know I can't believe it's Mother's Day and we're in hospital terrified what's going to happen to our boy and to us! I really do try my very best to be the best mum for him.”
She added that her son is now "doing okay" in the hospital.
Neighbour and mum-of-three Dawn Irving stated that crime and police incidents were on the rise in the area.
Dawn, who works as a cardiographer, said: 'We're kind of used to seeing police, it happens all the time. I wish we didn't have to live around here but it is where we live and the property prices aren't great.'
Dawn told Manchester Evening News she thought the large police response was for "something even worse than that".
She added: "Within the space of like two weeks a couple months ago, we had somebody glassed and somebody stabbed.
"When you see police, you think 'it's happened again'. It's one of those because it's so regular, it's not shocking anymore. That's kind of sad."
